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Webster 1913 Edition


Dervis

{

Der′vish

,

Der′vise

,

Der′vis

, }
Noun.
[Per.
derwēsch
, fr. OPer.
derew
to beg, ask alms: cf. F.
derviche
.]
1.
A Turkish or Persian monk, especially one who professes extreme poverty and leads an austere life.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dervis

DERVIS

,
Noun.
A turkish priest or monk, who professes extreme poverty, and leads an austere life.

Definition 2024


derviš

derviš

See also: derviş, dervis, and Derviş

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

dèrvīš m (Cyrillic spelling дѐрвӣш)

  1. Dervish

Declension

References

  • derviš” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (derviş) (Turkish derviş), from Persian درویش (darviš).

Noun

derviš m (genitive singular derviša, nominative plural derviši, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. dervish

Derived terms

  • dervišský -á -é